Reimagining War in the 21st Century: From Clausewitz to Network-Centric-Warfare

240 Pages·2011·2.194 MB·English

by  Manabrata Guba

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TabolfeC ontents
Ackwnloegdments vii
Introduction
Approachtihpnerg o bleomfwa atri3 c
Afai/oufri em aginnNa:Ct Wi'oLsi miotn-dCit9i on
Ano utloift nhbee o o1k1
l PrelutdoeC lausewitz 17
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3 Machini(nnge twork-cewnatrr ic) 86
Behitnhndee twpoarrka d8i7s e
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ConcluIs6 i4o n
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Conclusion
174
Notes
Biblipohgyr a 212
Index 229
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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tmiew,e m usdte vealm oxipo fa gilaen fdl exciabpliaielbit etsom iitgautnec er­
tanyti.H"e'a lsnoo ttehdta htQe D R acwklnegeodst h"avti citnot rhlyi os nwagr
depeonndi sn foartmipoenr,c epthioowna ,nw dha anwtdec ommuniacsma utceh
as[ thaep]pia cltioonfk n iecte ifcftesW.h"i'l e GPeanceeirm'masel d iraetfee rence
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meathesias s sesspmoeinnttt shgr eo twoni gr ecgnoiotnti h"atvc itoriyas"s t ran­
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2 Intrcotdiuon
Fodre fensseec,u arnimdtli yia,tr syt rgasitteswo-rkgii ntn hceo ntoeftx htle a te
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uouTsh.u tsh,qe u esttihocanotsn frtohnets e isttahsne do rtsetsgrtoiasfw ara re
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